The Great Race

　　Levels 25 Emerald
　　Key learning Area Social Studies
　　Theme The running of a horse race

　　Title The Great Race
　　Text Type Narrative
　　Pages 2–9
　　Text Form Ballad
　　Genre Fiction
　　Purpose To entertain and/or instruct readers by telling a series of events with a problem and a solution

　　Text Structure
　　Orientation: The main character is introduced in a setting of time and place (Page 2–3)
　　Complication: The character encounters a problem (Pages 4–8)
　　Resolution: The problem is solved(Page 9)

　　Language Features
　　‧Nouns (e.g. race-caller, Country Cup, stretch)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. their, his, they)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. coloured, loud, great)
　　‧Past tense verbs (e.g. galloped, shone, stood)
　　‧Adverbs (e.g. speedily, behind)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. on the racetrack)
　　‧Time and sequence words (e.g. The race began)

　　Title A Day at the Races
　　Text Type Response
　　Pages 10–16
　　Text Form Email
　　Genre Fiction
　　Purpose To give an opinion about a written or visual work, object or event

　　Text Structure
　　Context: States the context of the work, object or event (what it is, where, etc) and previews the writer's opinion (Page 10)
　　Description: Describes features of the work, the description (Pages 11–16)
　　Judgement: Gives a personal opinion based on the description (Pages 11–16)

　　Language Features
　　‧Nouns (e.g. racetrack, hooves)
　　‧Pronouns (e.g. I, We, It, they)
　　‧Adjectives (e.g. bright green, sweet, exciting)
　　‧Sensing verbs (e.g. thought, liked)
　　‧Adverbs (e.g. brightly)
　　‧Adverbial phrases (e.g. out in the country)
　　‧Time and sequence words (e.g. today, during, After)